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SIGNAL APPARATUS. No. 530,122. Patented Dec. 4, 1894.

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CHARLES E. ONGLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGrNOR TO GEORGE J. SOHOEFFEL, OF SAME PLACE.

SIGNAL APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 530,122, dated December 4, 1894.

Application filed February 17, 1 894. Serial No. 500,549- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. ONGLEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signal Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to signal apparatus designed more especially for boats.

The main object of the invention is toprovlde a system by which whistle signals can be given automatically, insuch amanner as to convey accurate information as to the exact point of the compass to which the boat carrying the whistle is moving.

Another object is, at the same time, to preserve an accurate record on the boat of the signals sounded.

The invention consists in the improvements hereinafter more fully described and set forth in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a generalview of the preferred arrangement of the apparatus and circuits, supposed to be suitably located on a boat (not shown); and Fig 2 is a vertical section, on line 2, 2, of Fig. 1, of a preferred form of switch to be described. Fig. 3 shows two of the automatic make and break wheels. Fig. 4 shows a piece of the paper strip with a record on it; and Fig. 5 shows the relative arrangement of the platen and the marking point of the device for making a special record.

1 is a steam whistle or other signal device. The whistle may be sounded by the valve 2 in the ordinary manner, and may also be operated by means of the valve controlling magnet 3 which serves to allow steam tofiow through the bypass 4, in the manner wellknown to those familiar with this class of apparatus. The circuit of magnet 3 includes the printing magnet 5 of the time recorder 10, the details of construction of which are not shown, since any suitable time recorder may be employed, for example, one similar to that shown in my Patent No. 443,790, but the recorder should be adapted to record the month, day, hour, and fractions thereof. A record strip is shown in Fig. 4 printed by such a recorder having six type wheels a suitably moved by a clock work (2, Fig. 1. The

clock also regularly advances the record strip 12 so that successive impressions will be properly spaced.

11 is a reel from which the record strip 12 is fed one space for each movement of the printing lever.

13 is a ratchet with which engages a pawl adapted to be moved by the magnet 14,from which extends the wire 15 to spring 16, which is in the path of a contact pin 17.

From the opposite terminal of the magnet 14 extends a Wire 18 to battery 19, and from said battery the wire extends to contact spring 20, which is in continuous contact with the shaft of the circuit Wheels, driven by any suitable motor, shown as a weight propelled motor, and which carries, prefer ably, sixteen automatic circuit making and breaking wheels 21, 22, 23, 850., corresponding to the sixteen main points of the compass. These wheels co-operate with the contact springs 24, 25, 26, 850., which extend to the contacts 28 of a compass switch. There are sixteen contacts 28 arranged in a circle in the same manner as the contacts of the duplicate switch 35, and from each of said switch contacts extends a wire 24', 25', 850., to the corresponding contact springs 24, 25, 850. The wires 24', 25', 850., are branched to the corresponding contacts of the duplicate switch 35. Only three of these wires 24, 850., are shown, but in practice there would be a wire for each of the springs 24, 25, &c.

The compass switch arm 29 is carried by the spindle 30, which carries the compass needle 30' and is preferably surrounded by a metal sleeve 31 in conducting contact therewith, against which rests a contact spring 32, connected to a switch 33 and wire 34, to the magnet 8, and battery 19. The compass operating the compass switch will not generally be the steering compass, but a special one for the purpose.

The duplicate switch referred to, as its name implies, is a duplicate of the compass switch, so far as the number and arrangement of the contact points is concerned, and is designed for use when the compass switch gives out, or when for any reason it cannot be used. The switch contacts 36 correspond to the divisions north, north north east, north east, 850., of the compass. The switch arm or contact spring 29' is carried by the switch handle 37, which also carries a pointer 38 corresponding to the needle of the compass. Connecting with switch spindle 37 is a wire 39, extending to battery 19 and including a normally open switch 40.

41 is a key connected to magnet 8, battery 19, and to an auxiliary printing magnet 42 on the recorder, the armature of which is adapted to make a suitable mark on the record strip 12, in addition to the signal time record made by magnet 5.

In Fig. 5, 43 is the platen operated by magnet 5 to print from the type wheels a. 44 is a plate carrying a suitable marker 45, adapted to make a mark 46 on the paper strip when moved by the magnet 42.

The circuit making and breaking wheels 21, 22, &c., are arranged so as to give distinctive signals, according to an improved signal code, in the following manner: The wheel connected to the compass switch section, or to the duplicate switch section, corresponding to north is constructedv to give the signal 12, that is, first one blast, then a space, then two blasts. The signal wheels connected to the compass switch contact sections, or to the duplicate switch contact sections corresponding to north north east, north east, north north west, and north west are constructed to give the signal 1, followed immediately by 21, 22, 23, and 24, respectively. The signal wheels connected to the switch contact sections east north east, east, and south east are constructed to give the signals 21, 22, 23, respectively. The wheels connected to the switch contacts, corresponding to the five southern divisions of the compass, 31, 32,33, 33 33 and, finally, the making and breaking wheels connected to the switch sections, corresponding to the western divisions of the compass, give the signals 41, 43, 44. Fig. 3 shows a construction of two of these wheels and their normal position relative to the contact springs.

WVhen it is desired to give automatic signals by means of the described apparatus, the motor is wound and rotates the circuit making and breaking wheels continuously, preferably once a minute, although the frequency of the signals may be varied. To avoid confusion in the signals, there should be a longer interval between two successive signals than between the numbers of any single signal. The compass switch arm is shown on the section corresponding to north. The circuit would therefore be completed from battery 19 through magnet 8, wire 34, compass spindle 30, arm 29, contact 28, wire 24', to circuit making and breaking wheel 21, and back to the battery. The circuit will be made and broken by said wheel to give the signal 12, as already described, said signal being given by the closure of the circuit at the contacts 7, and a record being printed at .the time recorder by magnet 5. At the end of each rotation of the circuit making and breakingwheels, that is, after each signal has been given, the pin 17 strikes spring 16, momentarily closing the circuit through magnet 14, and by means of ratchet 13 advances strip 12 an extra space, that is, a longer space than is given between the records of the blasts or series of blasts constituting the signals, so as to clearly separate the several signal records. Then the switch arm 29 is moved to any other contact 28, the operation will be the same, except that a different circuit making and breaking wheel will come into use and a different signal will be given.

It the compass switch is not to be used for any reason, the switch 33 is opened and the switch 40 closed. This throws in the duplicate or hand switch 35, the operation of which is evident without further description.

Then it is not desired to repeat the signals at frequent intervals, or when the other apparatus cannot for any reason be used, the key 41 can be used to send signals, at the same time, by means of the magnet 42 and marker 45 at the recorder, making an additional record46 on the paper strip of any suitable sort to indicate that the signal was sent by hand and not by the automatic mechanism.

In the code above described, the first number of each signal gives the direction in which the boat is moving, while the rest of the signal indicates the special point of the compass toward which the boat is moving, thus the single blast, constituting the first number in the signals for the north group or section of the compass, indicates that the boat is going northward, while the following numbers show whetherit is going directly north, north north east or north east, &c. It the first number in a signal is 2, it shows that the boat is going eastward, while if it is 3 or 4, it shows that the boat is going south or west. Evidently it is not necessary that the numbers constituting the signals should be those described, but the first number in the signal should give the cardinal direction and the following number or numbers, when such numbers are used, the specific direction. Some of the points, for example, cardinal points, maybe indicated by a signal of a single number, as 1, 2, 3, and 4. \Vith only sixteen divisions in the switch and sixteen circuit wheels, it will not always be possible to signal the exact course, that is, within one point. WVhen boats are near together in a fog, they should steer so as to be able to signal their exact direction.

The code of signals in general use (the Barker code) can be recorded in the same manner as above described.

I claim- 1. The combination of a signal device, a compass, a switch operated thereby, and means thrown into operation by said switch for operating said signal device to indicate the points of the compass, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a whistle, a switch a recorder, connected so as to be operated with the Valve magnet, and a separate printing magnet in a circuit with a hand key and with a magnet adapted to cause the signal to be sounded, whereby a special record will be made when the key is used, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 16th day of Feb- 25 ruary, 1894.

C. E. ONGLEY.

Witnesses:

(J. M. OATLIN, C. L. BELCHER. 

